Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§16196 Energy Efficiency Science Initiative

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 149— - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part Part A— - Energy Efficiency › § 16196

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary must create an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative. It will be run by the Assistant Secretary in the department that handles energy conservation (see 7133(a)(9)) with input from the Director of the Office of Science. The program will award competitively peer‑reviewed grants for energy‑efficiency research. Each year when the President’s budget goes to Congress, the Secretary must send a report about the Initiative. The report must say how the grants were awarded and explain how the research is related to energy efficiency.

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Title 42, §16196

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(a)The Secretary shall establish an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative to be managed by the Assistant Secretary in the Department with responsibility for energy conservation under section 7133(a)(9) of this title, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Science, for grants to be competitively awarded and subject to peer review for research relating to energy efficiency.

(b)The Secretary shall submit to Congress, along with the annual budget request of the President submitted to Congress, a report on the activities of the Energy Efficiency Science Initiative, including a description of the process used to award the funds and an explanation of how the research relates to energy efficiency.

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42 U.S.C. § 16196

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73